John Marsden lives in Kerrie, Victoria. He is Australia s most popular writer of young adult fiction. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and he has won, or been short-listed for, every major award for young adult literature in Australia, including the Children s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year, the National Children s Book awards and numerous children s choice awards. The gripping war series, which began with TOMIORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN, has broken all sales records for young adult fiction. BURNING FOR REVENGE was awarded the Bookdata-ABA Book of the Year Award (1998). John Marsden s move into picture books has been highly acclaimed, following the release of PRAYER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY in 1997, NORTON'S HUT in 1998 and THE RABBITS, illustrated by Shaun Tan, which was named CBC Book of the Year in 1999. Matt Ottley was born in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, moving to Australia when he was eleven. After almost failing high school in Sydney, he lived the itinerant life of a stockman for some years on cattle stations in Queensland, before returning to Sydney to study fine arts and music. He is now one of Australia s most popular children s author/illustrators and has been published in several different languages around the world. Matt also works as a composer and flamenco guitarist. His most recent book, REQUIEM FOR A BEAST, was published in 2007.
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